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Atlanta Literacy Network Host Authors, Writers Social to Encourage Literacy Arts
Atlanta Literacy Network in partnership with CAREER Event Pros will host Authors, Writers, Publishers Social & Book Signing Event to support local authors. - August 02, 2010 - CAREER Event Pros, LLC
ML Athletics and Lynnfield Boot Camp Join Forces and Launches New Location in North Shore at North Shore Martial Arts in Melrose MA
ML Athletics and Lynnfield Boot Camp will be launching a new location in the North Shore area on Monday, September 13th at North Shore Martial Arts in Melrose Ma. The program helps busy people get into the best shape of their lives with Synergy 60 Boot Camp Workouts. - August 01, 2010 - ML Athletics
Infinite Wisdom Day Promises Thoughtful Dialogue
Sikh Research Institute will host a discussion free and open to the public in San Antonio, Texas, on August 8, 2010, 1t 4pm. The event, Infinite Wisdom Day, will feature a multi-faith panel discussing the paradigm of religious acceptance moving toward tolerance. - August 01, 2010 - Sikh Research Institute
Jeff Nott Looks Forward to Helping Business Achieve Their Goals as an ActionCOACH
Jeff Nott is the newest ActionCOACH in San Jose. - August 01, 2010 - ActionCOACH
viaLearning Presents Free Webinar: "Captivate" Your Audience
viaLearning, a provider of global e-Learning solutions, will present a webinar devoted to understanding how Adobe® Captivate™ 5 supports interactive, effective and quicker-to-market online learning. - August 01, 2010 - viaLearning
Robert Fredell, Ph.D., to Direct ABET’s Global Accreditation Activities
ABET, Inc., the global accreditor for professional technical higher education programs, announced that Robert S. Fredell, Ph.D., will become the Managing Director for Accreditation, effective August 1, 2010. - August 01, 2010 - ABET
FlexTraining Shipping Newest E-Learning Software Edition
National Training Systems is shipping the newest release of the FlexTraining Total E-Learning Solution. The updated version of this universally used E-Learning system includes numerous enhancements and changes that add value and promote ease-of-use to its extensive base of existing global users, as well as prospective customers evaluating the benefits, efficiencies and economies of implementing an online training initiative. - August 01, 2010 - National Training Systems, Inc.
NC State Jenkins MBA Assistant Professor Elected to Society of Decision Professionals
The NC State Jenkins MBA program (http://mgt.ncsu.edu/mba) has announced that Dr. Jeffrey Stonebraker, an assistant professor in the NC State University College of Management’s Department of Business Management, has been elected as a charter fellow in the Society of Decision Professionals... - August 01, 2010 - Jenkins MBA
Pacific Ridge School Receives Major Grants for Science Program and Tuition Assistance
To Help Fulfill Its Mission of Preparing Students for College and a Purposeful Life, the Carlsbad Independent School Receives Grants from William H. Donner Foundation and Lupe Murchison Foundation. - July 31, 2010 - Pacific Ridge School
Thai Boxing is a Great Way to Lose Weight and Get Fit
Muay Thai has been popular amongst Thai people for many years and now is growing in popularity with Westerners looking for new ways to lose weight, get fit and have a memorable holiday. - July 31, 2010 - Action Sport Asia
Upside Learning Witnesses Strong Demand for Mobile Learning Solutions
Upside Learning, a recognized leader in training outsourcing, custom eLearning development & LMS solutions, is experiencing a strong surge in demand for mobile learning solutions and sees a long-run spillover in the coming years. - July 31, 2010 - Upside Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Nazareth College Named 2010 Great College to Work For
The Chronicle of Higher Education named Nazareth College one of only 97 colleges recognized nationally as a 2010 Great College to Work For®. Nazareth is the only Rochester area college named. - July 31, 2010 - Nazareth College
Responsible Alcohol Service Training DVD Now Available
SCT opened for business in 2007, formed by two former Oregon Liquor Control Commission inspectors with the belief that informative training can reduce alcohol sales to minors and reduce the amount of intoxicated drivers on the road. Over the last four years they have put that philosophy into practice training liquor licensed establishments and their staff in the greater Portland, Oregon area. - July 31, 2010 - Statewide Compliance Training, LLC
MIT OpenCourseWare Recognized by the AAAS
Open education site noted for providing exceptional online materials. - July 31, 2010 - MIT OpenCourseWare
Lamar Associates Applauds the President’s Signing Into Law, the Tribal Law and Order Bill
“The Tribal Law and Order Act is an important step to address the major crime and drug challenges facing our Tribal communities.” – Walter Lamar - July 30, 2010 - Lamar Associates
MoneyTree Idea eXchange (MIX) –Mainstream Online Buzz (MOB) Challenge
The third session of MIX which is sponsored by the graduates of Maybank-MoneyTree Young Entrepreneur Startup Challenge challenged participants to come up with an online game to attract more users on the social media platform. - July 30, 2010 - MoneyTree
The Kids In Need Foundation is Accepting 2010 Teacher Grant Applications
Applications are now available online at www.kinf.org. This year, for the first time, every teacher who applies for a grant will receive $25 worth of classroom art supplies furnished by ArtSkills. - July 30, 2010 - Kids In Need Foundation
Brad Sugars’ “Business is Booming” Tour is Headed to the U.S. and Canada
While the U.S. is still in a recession, Brad Sugars, ActionCOACH founder and chairman, will be giving his third “Business is Booming” tour in the U.S. in 2010. - July 30, 2010 - ActionCOACH
Phoenix-Area Prices Are Gradually Improving Overall
Responsible Homeowners still Suffer Most. - July 30, 2010 - W.P Carey School of Business
An ActionCOACH Gets to Emerald Status in Just Over a Year
ActionCOACH Business Coach Shweta Jhajharia has become an Emerald Coach within 15 months from starting with ActionCOACH. - July 30, 2010 - ActionCOACH
Willow Bend Learning Center Announces Their Annual Open House & Parent Info Night
Willow Bend Learning Center announces their Annual Open House & Parent Info Night on August 19th, from 6:30 -8:30 pm. - July 30, 2010 - Willow Bend Learning Center
NSF Funds Building a Creativity Collective: Using the Crowd to Solve Societal Problems
Stevens Professors Nickerson and Sakamoto are funded by the National Science Foundation to research crowdsourcing and the creative collective. - July 30, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Legacy Traditional School Opens K-8 Campus in Queen Creek
Legacy Traditional School, an Arizona “Highly Performing” school, opens its doors for classes at a brand-new 42,000-square-foot campus located at the northwest corner of Ironwood and Ocotillo roads. - July 30, 2010 - Legacy Traditional School
New Location for The School of Professional Makeup
The School of Professional Makeup, one of the top makeup schools in Canada, has moved to a new location. Formerly located west of Spadina Avenue in downtown Toronto, the school has recently purchased a new building at 1776 Danforth Avenue East, North Side, steps from Coxwell Subway Station. - July 30, 2010 - The School of Professional Makeup
Maybank-MoneyTree Young Entrepreneur Startup Challenge 2 (YES 2) – Red Carpet Party
One of the top five teams: Cup Chatter, Greenergy, SYCo, Dreamzland, and Voila! will walk away with RM 20,000 at YES 2 Red Carpet Party, a recognition night for the young entrepreneurs. - July 30, 2010 - MoneyTree
UniversalExams.com Expands ISTQB Product Offerings
UniversalExams.com announces the expansion of its ISTQB Advanced course offerings. Now, customers can purchase training packages for each of the 3 certification modules separately, or as a discounted bundle. - July 30, 2010 - UniversalExams.com
Opening Doors at Derby College
Enrolment at Derby College starts on Wednesday September 1 with a wider range of courses and campus choices than ever. The Roundhouse vocational campus celebrates its first anniversary this September and has been joined this year by the Ilkeston and Heanor campuses which have also been refurbished... - July 30, 2010 - Derby College
IIM Lucknow Students Learn Lessons from Bollywood
R. Balki, Ad Film Professional-turned-Film Director provides students an insight into the Indian advertising industry. - July 30, 2010 - IIM Lucknow
MyBirthClass Releases “Perfectly Prepared: Prenatal Birthing and Fitness” – A Birth Class in a Box
MyBirthClass launches an affordable and convenient solution to childbirth education for expectant couples with a combination of busy lifestyles and financial pressures frequently prevent women from effectively preparing for childbirth. - July 30, 2010 - MyBirthClass
Mother of Two Wins a Free Pebble Low Vision Magnifier Just in Time to Read Bedtime Stories
Within the first month of announcing the release of the Pebble Portable 4.3, Enhanced Vision also announces an “enter to win,” Pebble 4.3 monthly drawing. The features presented by the Pebble 4.3 delivers daily life enhancing vision assistance within the palm of your hand. Providing up to 10x magnification, viewable on a 4.3” high resolution LCD, offering freeze frame viewing, and 28 video viewing modes, this lightweight portable low vision magnifier is perfect for everyday use. - July 29, 2010 - Enhanced Vision
Corporate Fitness Challenge Arrives in Silicon Valley
With obesity statics rising Warrior Fitness Training and Warrior Mind Coaching have teamed up to launch Warrior Fitness Challenge to attack this epidemic head-on. Warrior Fitness Challenge is a 6 week comprehensive health and fitness challenge for corporations, business, communities and groups of... - July 29, 2010 - Warrior Mind Coach
10 Healthy Meals in 10 Minutes or Less Free Report from Fitness Elements Express for Local Scottsdale and Phoenix Residents for Back to School Body Back
10 Healthy Meals in 10 Minutes or Less Free Report from Fitness Elements Express for the Back to School Body Back - this Free Gift will help the local Phoenix and Scottsdale residents Kick start their New Back to School Look and Prepare for the Fall Exercise and Eating program and Discover How to... - July 29, 2010 - Fitness Elements & Associates
New Fitness, Nutrition and Behavior Modification Reality Web Series
Zero To Hero TV announced today the release of the weekly web series, Zero To Hero. The free web series consists of three weekly mini episodes focused on exercise, nutrition, and behavior modification. New episodes premiere every Thursday on www.zerotoherotv.com. In the weekly series Raul and... - July 29, 2010 - Zero To Hero TV
Center for Optimal Adult Development (COAD) Bridges Gaps Between Theory and Practice, and Science and Spirituality
The Center for Optimal Adult Development (COAD) set to launch in August 2010 seeks to become an active agent in narrowing the gap between the rich discourse of academic and scientific theory and those practices & techniques which truly assist in an adult’s development. Adult development... - July 29, 2010 - The Center for Optimal Adult Development
Brenda Tan Looks Forward to Helping Business Achieve Their Goals as an ActionCOACH
Brenda Tan is the newest ActionCOACH in Singapore. - July 29, 2010 - ActionCOACH
Education Consultant Adam Caller Advises Parents to Help Children Prepare for Graduate Job Market with Solid GSCE and A-Level Choices
Adam Caller urges parents concerned by pressure on new university graduates to help their children make better GCSE and A-level subject choices to improve their employability - July 29, 2010 - Tutors International
Youngsters Set Sail for a Career in Nuclear Marine Engineering with the Smallpeice Trust
Leading engineering support Services Company, Babcock International Group, the Defence Academy and the Royal Navy teamed up with educational charity, The Smallpeice Trust to offer 50 school students from across the UK the chance to gain an insight into nuclear marine engineering. From the 19th to... - July 29, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Aspiring Students Dig Out Mining Careers with the Smallpeice Trust
From 19th to 22nd July, 30 aspiring young engineers from across the UK enjoyed a unique learning experience at the University of Exeter’s Tremough Campus, near Penryn. The group of 15 to 17 year olds spent four days at the University’s Camborne School of Mines (CSM) learning... - July 29, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Borders Books, Northridge Has Teamed Up to Help Child Care Resource Center (CCRC) Close the Gap on November Goal of Collecting 100,000 Books
Launched last November, CCRC’s What a Difference a BOOK Makes campaign has a simple mission- ensure every child in the San Fernando Valley has access to age-appropriate books. Borders has stepped in for the not-so-simple part of helping CCRC collect 38,000 more books by November 29 to reach their goal of 100,000 books. Borders is rolling out a book drive exclusively at their Northridge, CA location now through August 30. - July 28, 2010 - child care resource center
Volunteers from the Home Depot, KaBOOM!, New Economics for Women, Child Care Resource Center Join Forces to Build a New Playground in One Day
This Thursday 200 Volunteers will be working hard to complete a KaBOOM! playground in just one day. Built in NEW’s Tierra del Sol, award winning mixed-use master planned community in Canoga Park and located in one of the poorest areas in the San Fernando Valley the, the project was built on an abandoned five-acre site that was once a city-owned. Many City of Los Angeles elected officials confirmed to appear and lend support. - July 28, 2010 - child care resource center
Renaissance Art Lessons Now Online from Art in Action
Art in Action expands its comprehensive, masterpiece-based online visual arts program with a new series of art lessons aimed at students in middle and high school. The 12 new lessons cover Renaissance art. - July 28, 2010 - Art in Action
Frank Kenny Speaks on Social Networking at Master Mind Mondays August 2
Local social networking expert Frank Kenny talks on Being Generous Through Social Networking at Master Mind Mondays business networking group in Poulsbo. No charge to attend. Networking time included, so bring business cards, brochures and samples to share with other attendees. - July 28, 2010 - Master Mind Mondays
Jerry L. Brown Looks Forward to Helping Business Achieve Their Goals as an ActionCOACH
Jerry L. Brown is the newest ActionCOACH in Louisville. - July 28, 2010 - ActionCOACH
Medical Research: Strong Relationships with Friends/Family Decrease Risk of Death
Individuals with adequate social relationships have a 50% greater likelihood of survival compared to those with poor or insufficient social relationships. The magnitude of this effect is comparable with stopping smoking and exceeds many well known risk factors for mortality such as obesity and physical inactivity. These are the main findings of a meta-analysis of social relationships and mortality risk conducted by Julianne Holt-Lunstad (Brigham Young University, Utah, USA). - July 28, 2010 - Brigham Young University, Dr. Holt-Lunstad
New Book Offers Cutting-Edge Perspective on Causes of Schizophrenia; Related Disorders
About 1 in 10 people have the potential to develop schizophrenia, but only 1 in 100 actually end up with this devastating illness. The challenge is in knowing why some do and some don't. Mark F. Lenzenweger, a distinguished professor of clinical science, neuroscience and cognitive psychology at Binghamton University, thinks that he has the makings of a good response to this troubling question and how to go about finding answers. - July 28, 2010 - Binghamton University, State University of New York
GolfTEC Expands Into Canada
The Undisputed Leader in Golf Instruction Plans 33 More Locations - July 28, 2010 - GolfTEC Enterprises, LLC
Orpheum Theatre Foxboro Nominated for 15 Awards in EMACT Competition
Bay Colony Productions at the Orpheum Theatre Foxboro proudly announces that its production of Rent has received 15 of 17 possible nominations in the 2010 EMACT DASH Awards. Each year, the Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theatres (EMACT) commemorates the best and most memorable... - July 28, 2010 - The Foxboro Orpheum Theatre
Sandler Training at The Ruby Group Offers Strategic Customer Care Workshops
Employees on the front lines of a business are expected to make outgoing calls, cross-sell, and up-sell – all while providing exceptional customer service. Whether they succeed or fail in these tasks depends largely on how well they’ve been trained. - July 28, 2010 - Sandler Training, OH
46 Columbus Residents Enter Yun Fitness Boot Camps’ Transformation Contest
Forty-six Columbus residents have decided to transform their bodies, reach their fitness goals, and look better naked. - July 28, 2010 - Yun Strength & Fitness Systems LLC
Fluendo Launches Moovida Pro, the Professional Media Center for Windows Operating Systems
Fluendo S.A. announces the launch of Moovida Pro, a Professional Media Center for Windows Operating Systems with outstanding features and all of Fluendo’s expertise in multimedia software development. Fluendo is an established leading provider of multimedia software and has succeeded in offering legal end-to-end solutions working with multiple formats and platforms. - July 28, 2010 - Fluendo S.A.